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Love Wins
“I wish I was allowed to say swear words because I really want to call you the ‘F word’ right now!” That’s my eldest, bright red in the face and screaming at me from her room while I stand in the kitchen taping up her little sister’s fingers. She was supposed to be in...
They might not be a jerk.
The kids were with their grandparents for a few days. Even though I’ve been a stay-at-home mum for ten years, when they’re gone I easily slip back into super-efficient, work-a-lot-Vet mode. I’d come back from a walk around the river with my friend Sarah, grabbed an...
Writing about Writing
When I was in Year four at school, I wrote a short story about two mapgies who fell in love. The magpies lived on opposite sides of the train line that ran through the town and their parents forbid their love. When they tried to elope, one magpie fell out of a tree...
Big Thinkers in a Spinning World
...the clock is ticking and the world is spinning, and we simply do not have time anymore to think so small. - Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic. These words by Elizabeth Gilbert really have nothing much to do with the blog post I am about to write. Actually, I'm taking...
Daycare Anxiety
The daycare centre smelled funny. I suppose it was antiseptic, old toys, ancient laminate and a million small bodies. The foyer was unattended but there was a self-check-in system. It was our first day so I wasn’t too concerned that Sienna’s name wasn’t on the print...
Dear Courage
Is this the start of something new or just one more dream I can't make true? - Sebastian, Lala Land Dear Courage, You and me, we used to be close; at one point inseparable. But it seems that lately... well, we just haven't spent much time together. It seems we've...
